Midterm

Question 1

how could acculturation affect immigrants?

Answer 1

Only some of the original culture comes through

Question 2

how could assimilation affect immigrants?

Answer 2

only some of the culture comes through, 2nd/3rd generation would be completed assimilated to the new culture

Question 3

What are the most prominent manifestations of cultures?

Answer 3

The things tourists can see
o This includes how you dress, what you eat, language, rituals, living arrangements, working conditions, gender roles
The unwritten rules that you might never pick up on until you are there for a long time
o Things like hierarchy, who makes the decisions, who is talking (important in a business context)

Question 4

What’s the difference between inculturation and acculturation

Answer 4

• acculturation is adapting
• inculturation is that everything about you is there from the beginning; you have a more intuitive sense of things

Question 5

culture is a shared social construct

Answer 5

whatever you’re communicating has to be encoded by the sender and decoded by the receiver; there is no intent on creating a break down, but the breakdown occurs because there is no shared/direct meaning

Question 6

what is assimilation?

Answer 6

assimilating is not acceptance. just because you are assimilated to a culture does not mean you are accepted into the culture

Question 7

what is ethnocentrism?

Answer 7

the focus and belief of the superiority of ones culture

Question 8

how do products and services take their meaning from culture?

Answer 8

ex. a turkey. Americans correlate a turkey with Thanksgiving. British people correlate a turkey with Christmas

Question 9

what is culture appropriation?

Answer 9

if the dominant culture is utilizing the minority cultures and profiting by it

Question 10

what is individualistic culture?

Answer 10

the needs and desires of the individual over the group. My achievements and my rights over others.

Question 11

what is power distance?

Answer 11

our understanding of hierarchy. there is a place for everyone and everyone should be in his/her place. there is not a lot of movement when you’re in the place you’re supposed to be in

Question 12

what is uncertainty avoidance?

Answer 12

low uncertainty avoidance: open to risk, seek new opportunities
high uncertainty avoidance: sticks to rules, fear of risk

Question 13

what countries have low uncertainty avoidance?

Question 14

what countries have high uncertainty avoidance?

Question 15

how does risk play a role in countries?

Answer 15

plays a part in the roles people play in a society

Question 16

what does high communication context mean?

Answer 16

context is more shown through nonverbal signals. If you are not used to finding cues in nonverbal messages, you’ll have a hard time communicating. there is much more formality in a high context society

Question 17

what does low communication context mean?

Answer 17

it references places where what is said is taken very literal

Question 18

what are the different attitudes toward change in informal vs. formal environments?

Answer 18

• informational environments: easier to change
• more formal environments: change is harder to achieve

Question 19

what is the ideal political climate?

Answer 19

stable and friendly government

Question 20

what does volatility in instability do to businesses?

Answer 20

increases the cost of doing business. it applies to domestic businesses as well. the more instability, the less you can accurately predict the future, the higher the risk and cost are

Question 21

democracy does not necessarily mean ______.

Answer 21

stability! because elections bring in new people. most dictatorships have elections and are fraudulent.

Question 22

why is it easy to deal with an authoritative regime?

Answer 22

dictator regimes are often the most stable because they squash decent. it is often cheaper, more efficient, and more effective to deal with an authoritative regime

Question 23

what is nationalism?

Answer 23

pro domestic laws. discourages foreign relations.

Question 24

why is nationalism bad?

Answer 24

it results in a reduction in national income because we are not trading and are spending more money to produce stuff on our own that we could get for cheaper if we traded.

Question 25

what does a loss of foreign investments result in?

Answer 25

worst case scenario, foreign investments results in terrorism

Question 26

what are the risks of cybercrime?

Question 27

what are the reasons for a cyberattack on a company?

Answer 27

for spying, revenge

Question 28

all volatile companies have ____ relationships with the host

Answer 28

good! they have less vulnerable relationships with the host due to the positive impact of their product on the economy (more employment, better balance of trade, etc.)